Joshua 6:5 “And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its soun…”

Joshua 6:5

And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city. ”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

World English Bible

It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the city wall will fall down flat, and the people shall go up, every man straight in front of him.”

American Standard Version

And it shall be, that, when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up every man straight before him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when they make a long blast with the rams horne, and ye heare the sound of the trumpet, al the people shall shoute with a great shoute: then shall the wall of the citie fall downe flat, and the people shall ascend vp, euery man streight before him.

Darby Translation

And it shall come to pass when they make a long blast with the blast-horn, that all the people on hearing the sound of the trumpet shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall flat, and the people shall go up, each one straight before him.

Young's Literal Translation

and it hath been, in the prolongation of the horn of the jubilee, in your hearing the voice of the trumpet, all the people shout — a great shout, and the wall of the city hath fallen under it, and the people have gone up, each over-against him.'

Bible in Basic English

And at the sound of a long note on the horns, let all the people give a loud cry; and the wall of the town will come down flat, and all the people are to go straight forward.

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Cross references

“make a long”

Exodus 19:19 Joshua 6:16 Joshua 6:20 2 Chronicles 20:21 2 Chronicles 20:22

Exodus 19:19 · BSB

And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.

Joshua 6:16 · BSB

After the seventh time around, the priests blew the horns, and Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!

Joshua 6:20 · BSB

So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it.

2 Chronicles 20:21 · BSB

Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His lo…

2 Chronicles 20:22 · BSB

The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.

“the people”

1 Samuel 4:5 Judges 7:20–22 1 Samuel 17:20 1 Samuel 17:52 Jeremiah 50:15 2 Chronicles 13:14

1 Samuel 4:5 · BSB

When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that the ground shook.

Judges 7:20–22 · BSB

The three companies blew their horns and shattered their jars. Holding the torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, they shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”

1 Samuel 17:20 · BSB

So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.

1 Samuel 17:52 · BSB

Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath a…

Jeremiah 50:15 · BSB

Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has…

2 Chronicles 13:14 · BSB

When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,

“and the wall”

Hebrews 11:30 Isaiah 25:12 Isaiah 30:25 2 Corinthians 10:4 2 Corinthians 10:5

Hebrews 11:30 · BSB

By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.

Isaiah 25:12 · BSB

The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.

Isaiah 30:25 · BSB

And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.

2 Corinthians 10:4 · BSB

The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

2 Corinthians 10:5 · BSB

We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.

6So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD.”

Read Joshua 6